How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
shùFourth tonexuéSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
suǒ所yǐ以ne呢tā他jiù就shuō说bǎ把nǐ你de的shù数xué学zuò作yè业ná拿chū出lái来
100fēn分de的shù数xué学kǎo考shì试,mǎ马yún云ná拿le了9fēn分。
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See it in a sentence.
I like mathematics.
Are you good at mathematics?
。
He has a master's degree in mathematics.
Hear the difference
A syllable has a shape.
Tone marks show how pitch changes. Colors help you follow each syllable in the app.
ā →First toneHigh and level
á ↗Second toneRising
ǎ ↘↗Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à ↘Fourth toneFalling
a ·Neutral toneShort and light
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.